These educational modules are designed to provide basic information about tuberculosis (TB) in a self-study format for new TB Disease Intervention Specialists. After completion of this module, the staff will be able to:

• List the groups of people who should receive high priority for LTBI treatment. 
• Describe treatment regimens for LTBI. 
• Describe treatment regimens for TB disease. 
• Describe the principles of preventing drug resistance. 
• Describe patient monitoring during LTBI and TB disease treatment.
• Describe TB treatment adherence strategies.
• List the common adverse reactions to the drugs used to treat LTBI and TB disease.

Instructions:

1. Please review the PowerPoint presentation “ Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Tuberculosis Disease.” You can find the PowerPoint embedded on the course homepage (see below).
2. Complete the quiz with a passing grade of 70% or higher.

Deadline: The course should be completed within the first 6 months of employment.